released May 15, 2020
Brian Krock- conductor, composer/arranger
Charlotte Greve- alto saxophone, flute
Caroline Davis- alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
Timo Vollbrecht- tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet
Anna Webber- tenor saxophone, alto flute, flute
Jay Rattman- baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
John Lake- trumpet, flugelhorn
Kenny Warren- trumpet, flugelhorn
Chloe Rowlands- trumpet, flugelhorn
Dave Adewumi- trumpet, flugelhorn
Nick Grinder- trombone
Sam Blakeslee- trombone
Isaac Kaplan- trombone
Jen Wharton- bass trombone
Olli Hirvonen- guitar
ArcoIris Sandoval- piano
Marty Kenney- bass
Nathan Ellman-Bell- drum set
Recorded October 31, 2019 at the Jazz Gallery, New York City
Tracks 1, 2, 5 composed by Brian Krock (BMI)
Track 3 composed by György Ligeti, arranged by Brian Krock
Track 4 composed by Molly McAdoo (BMI), arranged by Brian Krock
Engineered, Mixed, and Mastered by Matt Marantz
Video by Luke Marantz
Album artwork by Brian Krock
Advance press:
Nate Chinen, WBGO: https://www.wbgo.org/post/can-rudresh-mahanthappas-hero-trio-save-world-find-out-weeks-take-five#stream/0
S. Victor Aaron, Something Else Reviews: http://somethingelsereviews.com/2020/05/01/big-heart-machine-fanfares-from-live-at-the-jazz-gallery-2020-something-else-premiere/
Live at The Jazz Gallery
Big Heart Machine
released August 24, 2018
Produced by Darcy James Argue
Recorded at by Mike Marciano at Systems Two, Brooklyn on August 15 & 16, 2017
Mixed by Brian Montgomery
Mastered by Sangwook “Sunny” Nam at Jacob’s Well Mastering
All compositions by Brian Krock, BMI
Miho Hazama- conducter
Charlotte Greve- soprano & alto saxophones, clarinet, flute, sopranino recorder
Brian Krock- alto saxophone, clarinet, piccolo, flute, alto flute, soprano recorder
Timo Vollbrecht- tenor & soprano saxophones, clarinet, soprano recorder
Paul Jones- tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute, alto recorder
Jay Ratmann- baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, clarinet, flute, tenor recorder
John Lake- trumpet & flugelhorn
Nolan Tsang- trumpet & flugelhorn
Cody Rowlands- trumpet & flugelhorn
Kenny Warren- trumpet & flugelhorn
Nick Grinder- trombone
Chris Misch-Bloxdorf- trombone
Isaac Kaplan- trombone
Jennifer Wharton- bass trombone
Yuhan Su- vibraphone
ArcoIris Sandoval- piano & synthesizer
Olli Hirvonen- electric guitar
Marty Kenney- electric and upright bass
Josh Bailey- drums and percussion
With invaluable assistance from Peter Lenz, Adam Neely, and Molly McAdoo